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egypt is a major beneficiary of u.s. foreign aid. the u.s. was in the awkward position of supporting the pro-democracy demonstrators without alienating a longtime ally. after weeks of bloody confrontations in tahrir square, longtime president mubarak stepped down. now to libya. click on it, and gives you the latest developments and everything you need to know. libya has become the focal point of this historic movement. rebels dwept into dozens of key cities until moammar gadhafi unleashed military forces on his own people and that prompted nato to get involved with strategic air strikes. this fever has now spread to syria. again, all of the information on cnn.com. bahrain, of course, on the map here and also in yemen as well. anything can happen. john? >> and truly important questions coming out of this, what's going to happen next and why is this happening? mohammed jamjoon is live in abu dab toe answer some of these questions. let's start with syria. it appears the arab awakening is there. president assad is facing a tough choice with viole
egypt is a major beneficiary of u.s. foreign aid. the u.s. was in the awkward position of supporting the pro-democracy demonstrators without alienating a longtime ally. after weeks of bloody confrontations in tahrir square, longtime president mubarak stepped down. now to libya. click on it, and gives you the latest developments and everything you need to know. libya has become the focal point of this historic movement. rebels dwept into dozens of key cities until moammar gadhafi unleashed...
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bob gates, have u.s. pilots in the air, u.s. ships at sea, and yet secretary gates says this is important to the united states but it doesn't reach the ultima ultimate threshold for national security. >> no, it was not a vital interest but it was an interest and it was an interest for all of the reasons that secretary clinton talked about. the engagement of the arabs, the europeans, the general humanitarian question that was at stake. >> david gergen, is that clarity to you? >> i think it's truth. i'm not sure it's clarity. and i do want to emphasize, i have some differences with my good friend, the general. by handing this off to nato and making a big deal about it, yes, it does change who leads the operation. but as i think nick burns is right, the united states having committed -- having carried out the 1600 so far, 1,000 of them by the united states, the united states -- the united states tamahawks changes this. it cannot change the outcome of libya. if there is a stale meat, the united states is going to have to be involved
bob gates, have u.s. pilots in the air, u.s. ships at sea, and yet secretary gates says this is important to the united states but it doesn't reach the ultima ultimate threshold for national security. >> no, it was not a vital interest but it was an interest and it was an interest for all of the reasons that secretary clinton talked about. the engagement of the arabs, the europeans, the general humanitarian question that was at stake. >> david gergen, is that clarity to you?...
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the u.s. will effectively now be taking a supportive role rather than the primary role in this operation going forward really just sending in reconnaissance and jamming planes rather than conducting a majority of the strike missions it has been and, of course, the cruise missiles. >> is it clear what would constitute success and when the operation would be over? >> reporter: that's at the moment is not clear, in fact, on the sunday talk shows in the united states, secretary of defense and the secretary of state were asked that kind of thing and could give no collar indication of whether this be a question of weeks, months or whether it would be over by the end of the year so we are hoping for more details as the day progresses but i think it's hard to ascertain how long this campaign might continue, zain. >> cnn diana magnay reporting, thanks, diana. >>> another look at how the rebels advanced. operation held areas are here marked in yellow. areas under control are marked in green. on friday t
the u.s. will effectively now be taking a supportive role rather than the primary role in this operation going forward really just sending in reconnaissance and jamming planes rather than conducting a majority of the strike missions it has been and, of course, the cruise missiles. >> is it clear what would constitute success and when the operation would be over? >> reporter: that's at the moment is not clear, in fact, on the sunday talk shows in the united states, secretary of...
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>> well, certainly, bahrain and yemen are u.s. allies. age the obama administration is not going to try to destabilize them. syria is a different question, an ally of korea and iran and developing nuclear weapons covertly and certainly it's threatening israel by supporting hamas and hezbollah. so this is a government that we really have an interest in seeing gone because if that happens, iran will be especially vulnerable. and that means if iran is gone, a lot of good things can happen in the gulf. >> gordon chang from forbes.com. thank you, sir. >> thank you. >>> president obama will address the nation tomorrow night about the uprising in libya and next we'll examine what he will have to say to the american people. what does it take to fly? it takes knowing we have our work cut out for us. but if you run before the wind you can't take off. you've got to turn into it. the thing you push against lifts you up. so, every challenge is a chance to show that even in this crazy world of no liquids and route cancellations someone still has the pa
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in 1978, u.s. government began distributing marijuana to patients as part of a compassionate use drug program. that program lasted until 1992. so why are we talking about it today? well, the blogs are buzzing over what they say is an update by the national convict certify institute. part of the federal government's national institutes of health. the talk is about the nci mentioning potential medical benefits of marijuana, a first by a government agency. but that's not quite right. an institute of medicine report paid for by the white house actually talked about it back it in 1999. so it's not necessarily new. and here's what the national cancer institute says about it on their web site. at present there is insufficient evidence to recommend inhaling cannabis as a treatment for cancer-related symptoms or cancer treatment-related side effects yout side the context of well-designed clinical trials. joining me now is sirius xm radio host pete dominick and former oklahoma congressman earnest iz took. we
in 1978, u.s. government began distributing marijuana to patients as part of a compassionate use drug program. that program lasted until 1992. so why are we talking about it today? well, the blogs are buzzing over what they say is an update by the national convict certify institute. part of the federal government's national institutes of health. the talk is about the nci mentioning potential medical benefits of marijuana, a first by a government agency. but that's not quite right. an institute...
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earlier, i discussed the u.s. role with former secretary of state, madeleine albright. >> thank you very much for joining us. >> good to be with you, don. >> much has been made of this conflict and how the united states got involved. i have to ask you, do you think the president handled this properly and should we have intervened? >> i think he handled it very well. the reason we intervened is that terrible things were happening on the ground in libya. people were being killed. gadhafi himself had said that he was going to slaughter everybody. we had international support for it, not only from the europeans, but from the arab league, from a number of countries in the middle east. so, that kind of combined international support for this, i think, is very, very important along with the u.n. security council resolution, and the fact that as secretaries clinton and gates and the president have said, this is going to be moving towards a nato operation with help from the other countries. >> and i know that you think he'
earlier, i discussed the u.s. role with former secretary of state, madeleine albright. >> thank you very much for joining us. >> good to be with you, don. >> much has been made of this conflict and how the united states got involved. i have to ask you, do you think the president handled this properly and should we have intervened? >> i think he handled it very well. the reason we intervened is that terrible things were happening on the ground in libya. people were being...
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u.s. mission in libya. two and a half hours from now he'll try to ease concerns about the operation's goals, its costs and the end game. his remarks coming a little over a week from the first coalition air strikes and critical time for opposition fighters on the ground. gadhafi's troops wiped out some of the gains but in recent days coalition air strikes have helped rebels seize some of the northern stays. now to reza sayah with more on benghazi. what's the latest information, ressa, that you are getting. >> reporter: these forces had an impressive three days capturing five towns from the gadhafi forces. today they finally met some resistance, the first in about 72 hours. that resistance coming in the city of sirte, gadhafi's birthplace, his hometown. when you talk to opposition officials here they anticipated a fights there and they got t.rebel figorces pushing back a one rebel fighter telling cnn that he and a group of other fighters cornelio sommaruga gadhafi soldiers waving a right fla
u.s. mission in libya. two and a half hours from now he'll try to ease concerns about the operation's goals, its costs and the end game. his remarks coming a little over a week from the first coalition air strikes and critical time for opposition fighters on the ground. gadhafi's troops wiped out some of the gains but in recent days coalition air strikes have helped rebels seize some of the northern stays. now to reza sayah with more on benghazi. what's the latest information, ressa, that you...
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is there anything that u.s. officials or u.s. journalists can do to track this young woman down and see what happened to her and protect her? >> suzanne, this represents a challenge for journalists. we have seen horror stories in iraq or afghanistan and now this horror story in libya. the journalists are kept very much in the hotel. it is difficult for them to get outside to verify the stories. it is dangerous for them. often times, unless the stories come to them, it is difficult to reach out. seeing anderson cooper on his show to call in and do interviews and other journalists doing it that way. this is a real challenge for us to be able to actually come to her aid given that we are in a military conflict there. >> is there anything that the obama administration or the white house or the state department can do? >> not really. this is a libyan citizen. our freedom of movement is restricted. the administration has been clear that the gadhafi regime has lost its government. there is not much the american government can do to help
is there anything that u.s. officials or u.s. journalists can do to track this young woman down and see what happened to her and protect her? >> suzanne, this represents a challenge for journalists. we have seen horror stories in iraq or afghanistan and now this horror story in libya. the journalists are kept very much in the hotel. it is difficult for them to get outside to verify the stories. it is dangerous for them. often times, unless the stories come to them, it is difficult to...
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he said that he worries about the u.s. feeling the need to jump in whenever there's a crisis like this and asked, where do we draw the line? mike huckabee. >> if we get rid of the devil we know, is the devil we don't know going to be perhaps even worse? that's one of the issues that i don't feel has been resolved. what exactly are we going to see in place? >> right. >> if we get rid of gadhafi. >> huckabee's folks say the fact that he said, well, where do we draw the line? why are we there? that's not a change in position. and newt gingrich has said his flip-flop wasn't a flip-flop. he always opposed a no-fly zone. he only said he was for a no-fly zone because the president wanted gadhafi to go and the only way that could happen was with ano-fly zone. but he didn't really want one. >> okay. so this is fairly unfamiliar territory for the republicans. my question is, do they risk being labeled soft on gadhafi? >> well, broadly speaking there are really two schools of thought in the republican party right now. one is, don't s
he said that he worries about the u.s. feeling the need to jump in whenever there's a crisis like this and asked, where do we draw the line? mike huckabee. >> if we get rid of the devil we know, is the devil we don't know going to be perhaps even worse? that's one of the issues that i don't feel has been resolved. what exactly are we going to see in place? >> right. >> if we get rid of gadhafi. >> huckabee's folks say the fact that he said, well, where do we draw the...
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we have u.s. and international organizations that help with this, like the international republican institute, national democratic institute. >> but is that one step ahead? don't you have to arm the rebels and like stop the civil war before you do that? >> no, actually, i think the most important thing is to figure out who is in charge there and help them set out a political platform. because there is momentum against gadhafi now. and gadhafi's forces are going back and this momentum will continue. so rather than pouring arms in which would take several days to make any difference anyway, to get to the rebels, and having to put trainers in to explain the use of the arms, that momentum is going. as the rebels move to the west against gadhafi, i believe they will pick up momentum. and, therefore, if i were advising behind the scenes, i'd be suggesting that this is a time to really work with the government. i understand qatar has just recognized this opposition movement as the legitimate government o
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the u.s., and many other places. and before all is said and done, i would not be surprised if you could find trace amounts of this all the way over to europe. but i have to tell you, this is very, very harmless. this is not a big deal. if you're walking out to your car in bright sunlight, chances are you might be exposed to more radiation than that than these particles across the globe. >> it does still, of course, make you think twice when you hear about it. but hearing it's harmless is good. >>> in a few minutes, we'll be talking more about all of this with a disaster expert about containment efforts in japan. he led numerous expeditions into some of the most contaminated areas of chernobyl. >>> to libya now, and rebels getting closer to moammar gadhafi's doorstep gaining ground with new coalition air strikes. nato now says it will take over the entire military mission there, not just the no-fly zone. so far the u.s. has supplied nearly all the fire power according to pentagon figures. the u
the u.s., and many other places. and before all is said and done, i would not be surprised if you could find trace amounts of this all the way over to europe. but i have to tell you, this is very, very harmless. this is not a big deal. if you're walking out to your car in bright sunlight, chances are you might be exposed to more radiation than that than these particles across the globe. >> it does still, of course, make you think twice when you hear about it. but hearing it's harmless is...
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and u.s. leading the attack on libya some say it's pure vengeance but they're certainly settling accounts and taking revenge turkey says it's disturbed by france's eagerness to invade but experts believe ankara shouldn't be surprised gadhafi is accused of ordering the bombing of u.t.a. flight seven seven two which killed fifty four french men and women in one thousand nine hundred eighty nine a u.k. court found that gadhafi agents the year before planned the bombing of pan am flight one hundred three over lockerbie which killed forty three british and one hundred eighty nine u.s. citizens he blew up his intelligence agency did a terrorist bomb very similar to the lockerbie bombing the u.k. was called a flight seventy two and it blew up of an asia with the loss of everyone on board so i would argue that there's an element of revenge strong element of revenge that more recently gadhafi is hurt french commercial interests. he fly and french will for a towel have a billion dollars he also bought r
and u.s. leading the attack on libya some say it's pure vengeance but they're certainly settling accounts and taking revenge turkey says it's disturbed by france's eagerness to invade but experts believe ankara shouldn't be surprised gadhafi is accused of ordering the bombing of u.t.a. flight seven seven two which killed fifty four french men and women in one thousand nine hundred eighty nine a u.k. court found that gadhafi agents the year before planned the bombing of pan am flight one hundred...
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to the stock markets now u.s. markets started the week off on a positive note with the dow and the nasdaq well i just a notch general positive picture across the board. no wonder they are with telecoms putting on some of the biggest gains boosted by better than expected increases and consumer spending europe is makes them flat misters remain cautious on renewed concerns about japan's nuclear crisis and the ongoing unrest in the middle east europe is gaining versus the dollar and c.c.p. chairman tree showing indicates rate hikes may be coming. here in russia the first trading day was positive although very flat to be our tears in my six managed to gain point two percent while they spent most of the trading session in the red take a look at some of the individual stocks energy majors losing for the session but they manage some gains at the close rosneft up one percent gazprom one point two percent banking stocks among the main losers burbank losing two thirds of a percent tom mundy chief strategist that says the rus
to the stock markets now u.s. markets started the week off on a positive note with the dow and the nasdaq well i just a notch general positive picture across the board. no wonder they are with telecoms putting on some of the biggest gains boosted by better than expected increases and consumer spending europe is makes them flat misters remain cautious on renewed concerns about japan's nuclear crisis and the ongoing unrest in the middle east europe is gaining versus the dollar and c.c.p. chairman...
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it seems that military intervention not to last i mean vesely for the u.s. led military campaign in libya was the fact that the country's leadership started using a military force against its own people and the similar situation is taking place here in syria at the moment where the country's thirty's have already deployed troops to the south of the country to stop the protestors that was natalya novikov in syria where massive countrywide demonstrations have bought promises of reform from the government. russian authorities in the southern republic of have arrested two suspects in connection with a terrorist attack at the airport in moscow in a special anti terror operation in which seventeen suspected militants have been killed thirty seven died and over one hundred were injured in the atrocity last january artie's company has. according to sources within the local security offices we know that that operation was being planned for a long time about the number of people who knew about it was minimal so that the operation could be successful we know that seven
it seems that military intervention not to last i mean vesely for the u.s. led military campaign in libya was the fact that the country's leadership started using a military force against its own people and the similar situation is taking place here in syria at the moment where the country's thirty's have already deployed troops to the south of the country to stop the protestors that was natalya novikov in syria where massive countrywide demonstrations have bought promises of reform from the...
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there and george kenney a former diplomat with the u.s. foreign service told me earlier that his country could spend a long time in libya just as in iraq and afghanistan. further american military intervention is almost certainly going to result in in a variety of failures and the stability that we have promoted has allowed some very un representative regimes to stay in place so that we could get cheap oil but i think it's pretty clear that the kind of environment that the united states has supported for decades has not worked to the advantage of ordinary people the problem is that on the one hand the united states said well we support peaceful demonstrations for democratic change but on the other hand the u.s. government has well if you're peaceful demonstrations don't work out so well for you we will consider supporting an armed insurrection and those are quite contradictory messages and i think that they're being received in very different ways all across the arab world when you can step to date with developments in libya online on twit
there and george kenney a former diplomat with the u.s. foreign service told me earlier that his country could spend a long time in libya just as in iraq and afghanistan. further american military intervention is almost certainly going to result in in a variety of failures and the stability that we have promoted has allowed some very un representative regimes to stay in place so that we could get cheap oil but i think it's pretty clear that the kind of environment that the united states has...
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he'll have to sell u.s. military action in libya to an american audience already weary from two long warrings in iraq and afghanistan. jim? >> at the white house for us, thank you. elsewhere in the region the government of syria has sent the army into the main port city of latakia the latest city to be swept by protest against the rule of president bashar assad. the government says at least 12 people have been killed, reportedly by ungown-- unknown gunmen firing from roof 207s. for more on the policy challenges facing the president we are joined by john dickerson. good evening. >> good evening, jim. >> a quick question to start with, what does the president have to get done tomorrow night? >> well, he has to outline the exact shape of u.s. policy in libya, most important is the military role. how involved will the military be? how long will it be involved? and also what are the objectives, what does success look like. the president also has to kind of explain again the two halves of his libya policy. the hum
he'll have to sell u.s. military action in libya to an american audience already weary from two long warrings in iraq and afghanistan. jim? >> at the white house for us, thank you. elsewhere in the region the government of syria has sent the army into the main port city of latakia the latest city to be swept by protest against the rule of president bashar assad. the government says at least 12 people have been killed, reportedly by ungown-- unknown gunmen firing from roof 207s. for more...
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this is just the kind of scenario that u.s. officials had feared with al qaeda's presence in that country. >>> and, in syria tonight, which has been shaken by days of violence, there's word that syria's president might lift the harsh emergency law that has for nearly 50 years allowed the government to arrest and detain people without charging them first. the government is hoping that will calm the major discontent in that country, as well. >>> we turn now to the disaster in the pacific, and yet another major apology tonight from the people who run the fukushima nuclear plant. this latest apology brings into question what can be believed. and there are new questions about whether obvious warning signs were ignored. david wright is in japan again tonight. >> reporter: new aerial images of the smoldering nuclear caldron that refuses to be brought under control. at reactor number one, the roof is completely gone. reactors two and three have holes in the roof. and steam is leaking out. reactor four, the walls are gone. that yellow b
this is just the kind of scenario that u.s. officials had feared with al qaeda's presence in that country. >>> and, in syria tonight, which has been shaken by days of violence, there's word that syria's president might lift the harsh emergency law that has for nearly 50 years allowed the government to arrest and detain people without charging them first. the government is hoping that will calm the major discontent in that country, as well. >>> we turn now to the disaster in...
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to the stock markets now u.s. markets started the week on a positive note with the dow and nasdaq up around well one percent this hour that's right general positive picture across the board. putting on some of the biggest gains boosted by better than expected increases in consumer spending. in europe investors remained cautious on renewed concerns about plans nuclear crisis and ongoing unrest in the middle east the euro was getting worse in the dollar than was easy the chairman tree shading became the rate hike maybe. here in russia the markets did recover from early losses in monday's session and ended up point two percent at the close of the r.t.s. sex take a look at some of the stocks energy majors gaining the most rosneft up one percent gazprom one point two percent that's despite the ongoing conflict with c n p c. banking stocks were among the main losers with bank losing around two thirds of a percent chief strategist former says the russian market is likely to see more of . the russian investors are just st
to the stock markets now u.s. markets started the week on a positive note with the dow and nasdaq up around well one percent this hour that's right general positive picture across the board. putting on some of the biggest gains boosted by better than expected increases in consumer spending. in europe investors remained cautious on renewed concerns about plans nuclear crisis and ongoing unrest in the middle east the euro was getting worse in the dollar than was easy the chairman tree shading...
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. >>> u.s. geological survey researchers say a new study confirms that large quakes, like the one in japan, do not trigger major quakes far away. seismologists closely watched the day after the magnitude 9 quake in japan and compared that with quakes spend ising a period of 30 years name found that big quakes can trigger smaller quakes within a 600 mile radius, but not thousands of miles away. >>> san francisco will giant the nation in standing up for japan. vigils are set for many cities tomorrow night. the candlelight vigil will be across from san francisco's city hall, and include speech ands from various community leaders. >>> coming up, nato takes over in libya. what that means for the pus. and we'll have the latest on the ground war there next. >>> the largest sex discrimination lawsuit ever is about to reach the nation's highest cart. what it means for wal-mart and other companies. >>> just days after the u.s. spearheaded air strike against libya, nato has said it will assume control of a
. >>> u.s. geological survey researchers say a new study confirms that large quakes, like the one in japan, do not trigger major quakes far away. seismologists closely watched the day after the magnitude 9 quake in japan and compared that with quakes spend ising a period of 30 years name found that big quakes can trigger smaller quakes within a 600 mile radius, but not thousands of miles away. >>> san francisco will giant the nation in standing up for japan. vigils are set for...
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we have been hearing from u.s. officials that he is sending out some of his own people to test the waters, looking for a way out. we'll see if that happens. host: good morning republican line. caller: could morning. how're you today? host: we are fine. go ahead with your question. caller: i think i am very proud of what we're doing in the middle east. we're trying to do something that is not from a long time ago. i commend al jazeera for bringing the attacks. i'm disappointed that most of the media in the united states has taken over the israeli government's point of view. i think we need to hear the facts. israel should be welcoming democracy in the middle east more than anybody else. we're tired of fighting. we're tired of the conflict. i do not see any difference in what these people are doing doing with each other overseas whatever religion or nationality, they do not have a problem. i commend to the people and i hope that the people -- commend the people and i hope that the people -- none of the anti-is really
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the pressure the president is under to explain the u.s. involvement. >>> also the former white house press secretary could be coming to palo alto for a new job. >>> good morning, southbound 680 traffic looks good. we'll tell you more about the morning commute and bay weather straight ahead. >>> welcome back to the morning news. president obama addresses the nation tonight. he will offer details on the u.s. military actions in libya. scott mcfarland is live. good morning, scott. >> reporter: the parking light speech take place one -- the president's speech take place one day after nato takes action. it also comes after rebel forces make huge advantages. moving closer to moammar gadhafi's hometown. there is a belief the air strikes including the u.s. air strikes have weaken gadhafi's forces. nato taking control of other things the no fly zone over libya. it's believed the president will emphasize nato's role and tell americans no u.s. ground forces will be deployed in libya. >> americans are confused as to exactly what our policy is because
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. >> reporter: robert gates says he could not offer a timetable for how long the u.s. could stay in libya. steve harrigan, fox news. >>> the president is expected to talk on libya. >>> syria's president is responding to calls for his resignation with violence. forces have killed more than 100 people during the past few days. as protesters demand greater freedom. syria is the latest arab state to explode with unrest. the government is keeping international media out, even so reports have surfaced that hezbollah may be taking part of the crack down. >>> anti nuclear greens gaining power. in an upset vote today conservatives lost the office of premier in their rich industrial state of budenburg. conservatives had held power there for 68 years straight. the green party call it a turning point. and both parties can see that japan's nuclear plant -- caused the change. >>> thousands of families had to leave their homes as a precaution. that fire was still burning late tonight. no one was hurt. >>> we're following developing news tonight out of southern california where two me
. >> reporter: robert gates says he could not offer a timetable for how long the u.s. could stay in libya. steve harrigan, fox news. >>> the president is expected to talk on libya. >>> syria's president is responding to calls for his resignation with violence. forces have killed more than 100 people during the past few days. as protesters demand greater freedom. syria is the latest arab state to explode with unrest. the government is keeping international media out, even...
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so going to the stock markets u.s. markets start of the week in a positive note with the dow and nasdaq adding a point to a point one percent respectively general positive picture. the board telecom put it down from the biggest gains there boosted by better than expected increases in strong spending in europe investors remain cautious on renewed concerns about japan's nuclear crisis and ongoing unrest in the middle east therefore we are seeing. the session on a negative note on the next flight now the euro is gaining versus the dollar as the chairman of tree shape indicates a rate hikes may be coming soon here in the rush to monday's session closing the markets recovered from early losses and trading in the black in the final minutes of trading with the r.t.s. six gaining point two percent the close take a look at more detail some of the stocks energy majors actually managed some gains gazprom putting on more than one percent meanwhile banking stocks are among the main losers with burbank losing around two thirds of a
so going to the stock markets u.s. markets start of the week in a positive note with the dow and nasdaq adding a point to a point one percent respectively general positive picture. the board telecom put it down from the biggest gains there boosted by better than expected increases in strong spending in europe investors remain cautious on renewed concerns about japan's nuclear crisis and ongoing unrest in the middle east therefore we are seeing. the session on a negative note on the next flight...
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if u.s. military forces were to have responsibility for close air support or execute additional strike missions in support of opposition forces then that, of course, would exceed the president's definition of a limited supporting role. such a mission could last indefinitely and would trigger congressional consideration of our larger role in the war. now, my expectation is that the president will explain this transfer of responsibility in his speech tonight and that nato will resolve this issue this week. ending our efforts there as the primary force. as the commander of u.s. africa command, general carter hamm has said our "mandate, again our mission is to protect civilians from attack by the regime ground forces. our mission is not to support any opposition forces." general hamm has also said we do not operate in direct support of the opposition forces. so so as president obama addresses the nation, i'll be listening for answers to the following questions: when will the u.s. combat role in t
if u.s. military forces were to have responsibility for close air support or execute additional strike missions in support of opposition forces then that, of course, would exceed the president's definition of a limited supporting role. such a mission could last indefinitely and would trigger congressional consideration of our larger role in the war. now, my expectation is that the president will explain this transfer of responsibility in his speech tonight and that nato will resolve this issue...
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they will talk about ways to improve relations between the u.s. and cuba. this trip is scheduled to be a private nongovernmental mission. >>> your child's doctor might have new questions at the next checkup. according to a report published today doctors should ask about a child's use of social media. that's because social networks like facebook could be linked to teen depression. researchers say online bullying could be more hurtful. >>> good morning, right now traffic is getting a little bit busier on some of the roots here on the east shore freeway for example it's getting busy as you pass. by the way that smoke is steam coming from one of the plants there. don't worry about that. westbound 80 as you head out toward the mccarthur maze the traffic is busy. there is a stalled big rig in one of the right lanes. it's causing a little bit of a backup there. it looks like it's kind of normal for this time which is about 8-10 minute delay at the toll plaza. if you are driving in the north bay let's say you're on 80 or coming out of the napa valley and trying to
they will talk about ways to improve relations between the u.s. and cuba. this trip is scheduled to be a private nongovernmental mission. >>> your child's doctor might have new questions at the next checkup. according to a report published today doctors should ask about a child's use of social media. that's because social networks like facebook could be linked to teen depression. researchers say online bullying could be more hurtful. >>> good morning, right now traffic is...
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the u.s. takes such action is designed to prevent the violations from recurring. in terms of a treaty based obligation, that is our focus but i am not aware of one of the nature that you are discussing. >> we can certainly agree there is an agreement under hil -- ihl to respected. to respect to means that you issue respect for the agency be they cia armed forces, whoever is acting for them to and robert jacks were the will have to respect that. that certainly means that these people who are acting for the state will have to know who those are. internally, the instructions have to be pretty clear. accountability is not a possible if the details are not disclosed, at least to some extent, to the public. i think we can construct an obligation to -- and here to clear standards that are being applied -- and here to clear standards that are being applied. >> prof. austin, rick, thanks. >> i have a lot that i would like to say, but i will not. i will focus on this specific issue of the cia and its ac
the u.s. takes such action is designed to prevent the violations from recurring. in terms of a treaty based obligation, that is our focus but i am not aware of one of the nature that you are discussing. >> we can certainly agree there is an agreement under hil -- ihl to respected. to respect to means that you issue respect for the agency be they cia armed forces, whoever is acting for them to and robert jacks were the will have to respect that. that certainly means that these people who...